THE recent tragic death of a young doctor (The Star, April 12) has led to renewed discussions on the working conditions and training of housemen in Malaysia. In initial news reports, working long hours was implicated as a source of stress for the young doctor.
In fact, the complaints about “long working hours” of housemen had been forthcoming for some time and the Health Ministry implemented a flexi-hours system for housemen in the third quarter of last year.
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